[1][2] Hillman caused controversy in biological fields with his insistence that structures seen in cells under the electron microscope were little more than artefacts.
[2] Hillman's main field was neurobiology and resuscitation, in which his work was largely uncontroversial.
Hillman was a founder member of Amnesty International, and later produced research for the charity.
[4] Hillman was Reader in Physiology at the University of Surrey from 1965 until 1989, when he took early retirement after being threatened with loss of tenure.
"[5] In 1997, he was awarded the Ig Nobel Peace Prize for his report "The Possible Pain Experienced During Execution by Different Methods.